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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

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Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. Nothing clicked until she spoke to Trainline, the international digital rail and coach technology platform, headquartered in London.

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5 steps we can take to address the cyber skills shortage

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A blended approach to recruitment I’m a strong advocate of the traditional approach to recruiting talent, i.e., identifying individuals who have the right education, certifications, experience, and qualifications. One of my mantras is this: recruit for attitude, train for competence, coach for performance.

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

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Embrace new challenges and prioritize engaging pilots Justin Rodenbostel, executive vice president at technology modernization firm SPR, believes that emphasizing learning, training, and professional growth is crucial. He recommends following a coaching and feedback model.

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NCMS CIO exploits ‘Great Resignation’ to slash costs, streamline IT operations

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But for Kapil Mehrotra, group CTO at National Collateral Management Services (NCMS), high turnover presented an opportunity to cut costs of the IT department, streamline its operations, and find a long-term solution to the perpetual skills scarcity problem. New recruits help slash costs, streamline operations.

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Are Remote Internships A New Fad Or Are They Here To Stay?

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With a wider talent pool to pick from, recruiters have had their work cut out for them to make good hires. The same is also true of tech recruiters who, whether hiring for interns or full-time employees, need to transform their practices, right from the grassroots level. Is there still a need for the “human element” to be present?

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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

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Cybsafe Some organizations are tailoring their social policies to be more inclusive, such as at security awareness training firm Cybsafe. Myself and a person I mentor both got told we were both diversity hires,” says a deputy digital director in public sector. Now we need to work on inclusion, and see the benefits we have to offer.”

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What CIOs need to become better enablers of sustainability

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A question of time Thomas Kiessling, CTO with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, part of the German engineering and technology conglomerate that makes trains, electrical equipment, traffic control systems, and more, understands that time is running out. As with most business challenges, data is instrumental.